Kateryna Shalupnya, head of the legal department at UAROR, was killed during a Russian missile strike on the Kyiv region
Kateryna Shalupnya, head of the legal department of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Association of District and Regional Councils (UAROR), was killed on July 24 as a result of a Russian missile strike on a defense products exhibition in the Kyiv region.
The UAROR noted that Kateryna Shalupnya was a member of the Secretariat’s team, a dedicated professional, and someone who made a significant contribution to the association’s work.
Maria Mezentseva, head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, also reported on the death of her colleague. According to her, Shalupnya headed the legal department of the UAROR Secretariat, was a member of the broader regional team in the Kharkiv region, and was a responsible and dedicated professional.
“Kateryna Shalupnya was part of the UAROR team, head of the legal department of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Association of District and Regional Councils, and a member of the broader regional team in the Kharkiv region. She was a highly effective, responsible, and genuinely patriotic young woman whom I personally knew from working with her in Kharkiv on the ‘Ze Zhinoki’ team and in the field of international policy,” Mezentseva wrote.
Mezentseva noted that, together with her colleagues, she is initiating a parliamentary inquiry to identify all individuals involved in the missile strike, as well as to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
The funeral service for Kateryna Shalupnya will take place on July 27 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral in Kyiv. Afterward, she will be buried in Chernihiv.
This was announced on Facebook on July 25 by the association and Maria Mezentseva.
As a reminder, on the afternoon of July 24, Russia launched a ballistic missile strike on a private training ground in the Kyiv region, where an event involving representatives of the Ukrainian defense industry was taking place. At least 10 people were killed in the attack, and about 100 more were injured. Law enforcement authorities have opened two criminal investigations—one regarding a war crime committed by the Russian Federation and the other regarding possible official negligence during the organization of the event.
Russia launched a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv on the afternoon of July 24, although such attacks usually occur at night. An expert believes this may have been an attempt to wear down Ukraine’s air defense, a show of force, or the result of a technical delay in the missile launch.
